The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James DOWNING took 3rd of 14 in the 40–44 age group at Birmingham 2023, in 1:12:36.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:59, ahead of 93% of the field.
That was 2:51 off the time at London 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 2:54v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 3:52v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:02v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 4:34v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 111
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 111 men who finished.